Read “In Defense of Multitasking” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. Appeals To what needs and values does Silverman appeal?
2. Reasoning What fallacies, if any, can you find in Silverman’s essay?
3. Sources Evaluate Silverman’s use of sources in this essay. What kinds of sources could he have added?
4. Alternative Viewpoints How does Silverman present alternative viewpoints? Does he refute them? If so, how?
5. Fact or Opinion Discuss whether Silverman’s essay is made up primarily of fact or of opinion. How does this balance affect the success of his argument?